Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-01-06
LOCAL NEWS.

Sc notice Of sealed bids.
No railroad mail 50 far this week.
Gov Brooks has returned from Benton.
Power Il Bro. have a new lot Of stoves.
Special meeting 81 Com inissoners this
week.
New supply of Boots & shoes at Power
4 Bros.
90 Va Power Is Bro. Tor Quilts and
blankets. I
Fine lot of clothing just received at
Power 4 Bros. I
church last Sabbath.
There is considerable litigation going on
in the just ices court.
Fresh arrival of Drugs ana Fancy Goods,
at Boston Pharmacy. I
Liquid Court Plaster for chapped hands,
at Boston Pharmacy.
Large supply of furniture and be,ldns ut
TIC. Power a Bros store.
Lcwistown merchants are constantly
receiving freight from Billings.
The county commissioners will hold an
extra session early in February.
j. J. Campbell and Dennis O'Brien, Of
Maiden were in town, Tuesday.
Several J. p.'- and con-tablcs we're APP
pointed nj the Tuesday session.
Mr.. Il. !. .Iellison. of the judith, made
the Argus hricf call ON New Years day.
Hon. James Fergus hasa com nunication
ON first page. 1t does not call for comment.
Subscribe for your county paper. Every
taxpayer in Fergus county needs the
hRGUs.
SILK lIaudkerchiels, Muiilcrs and IA large
assortment Of Gloves x Mitts, at Power
* BroS.
The man who docs not take the ARGrs
should make himself II New Year, present
at once.
IL will he seen from the tax levy that the
commissioners are not disposed to burden
our people with taNation.
\ Billings girl found II mouse in her stock
ing on Christmas morning. Her screams
side-trlcked an incoming fright.
The school on the East Fork will
open neNt Monday. Miss Annie Wcy'
drrt has been engaged rs teacher.
W 4. Mcfarland arrived IN town from
Helena on Sundays coach, and left fo'
Maiden after a couple of days s"iourn.
oar urrcspon,l.nts have not recovered
from the holiday festivities =, identity. ",
;rist they viii be- heard from next week.
q, Butte girl found poodle do. in her
Christmas stocking. The discovery wa'
made by turning the stacking inside ont.
The attendance AZ tlrsgs New Year,
party wa, not lar-c. owing To the sever,
storm. Those present had Il good time.
The severe storm has delayed the mail'
somewha, aud made il difficult to Obtain
news. Local Items are very hard Ia find
II is about time fka hook ka hum ",
took ,ca-chooD something Tor this cold
tir- gr- tcur-whcw,) eat men are dying al
lah-a-n) around us.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox says she can SCI
more lisht than darkness in the world
She probably leaves the hall iiyht burning
when the old man il out hate.
The man who wrote Beautiful Snow
must have been IA retail dealer Ia rubbe
,hocs.-Ex. Or II manufacturer Of swell
back cutters. How i. this. Dins,y,
The board 81 county ornn,i-sioners met
~ required by law. on Monday of thi
week and transact Ell considerable business
full report will he seen in another column,
We are in receipt Of II poem entitle'
Drifting For fear that the fellow il il
league with the author Of beautiful Snow
We consign his eifuson To the waste basket
1t il said that "A man who won't take
paper because he can borrow On. has IN
vented n machine with which he can cool
his dinner by the smoke Of his neighbor'
rhimney.-Ex.
Mr. Fraser informs us that cuisines
continues very brisk ut II. Clark X Cos
The greatest difficulty they have to con
tend with. is to get teams 70 move countr.
or,lers.-t;nxctte.
4 Helena belle lost an ear-mu1 On th
street hast week. 1t Was first supposed t
he a boxing glove dropped by the Sulliva
combination, but close investigation di-
PEELED all doubts.
From $40 to 500 actually saved by pui
chasing "a through stage and railroad ticks
to toinis in United States and Canada, vi
Eillings, Benton and Maiden Stage Lin,
covered coaches To the railroad. Choice .
routes from II. Paul allowed purchaser {
ticket For rates and further particular
cail on or address. \. NJ. Thompson, agen
Maiden, NJ. /.
The elegant ucw residence oi Barr Smitl
.n Beaver creek. was Opened To- "A lara
number of invited friends ON New Year
eye. Dancing and campaigning occupie
the iccting hours, and all present gre;itl
enjoyed the occasion. Mr.. Smith has or
uf the finest residences in the Basin and
is hoped he and hi, estinable family wi
live to Sc, the return ri many "A New Yea
beneath it's roof.
Last summer luur men mere sitting in
cabin near sahara during "a thunder stori,
when II tightening bolt came down NJ
chimney ami FRUSTRATED all four. The on
Niio war hit hardest SEEMS Ia have lost
lar-e proportion of his ani..ial heat in COZ
-oVurnre. ant has never felt coml'Tiabi
warm sii4rt. tie rdu veal u buffalo uNe
,uat -" hfu.iins day in July "atl"u